Moving to North Dakota: Homeschool Checklist

Required hours

About 700 hrs/year

School days

175 days/year

Required subjects

7 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Standardized testing

Recordkeeping

Required

Jump to the full North Dakota requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

Where are you moving from?

Pick your current state to see how to close it out before you go, and how its homeschool rules compare to North Dakota's.

Coming from a nearby state?

Rule-by-rule comparisons for the moves into North Dakota families make most often, with what changes on the way in and on the way out.

• Minnesota vs North Dakota (4 rules differ)
• Montana vs North Dakota (4 rules differ)
• South Dakota vs North Dakota (6 rules differ)

What to do when you arrive in North Dakota

Once you're a North Dakota resident, you follow North Dakota's rules, not your old state's. North Dakota requires notice, so file with your local school district to put your homeschool on record. File before you begin instruction at your new address. If your child was enrolled in a school on the way in, send that school a short withdrawal note too.

Do your homeschool records transfer?

No state, including North Dakota, requires you to hand over homeschool records from your previous state, and there's no central transfer process. What matters is that you keep your own records: an hours or attendance log, work samples, and any grades or transcripts. Those travel with you and are what colleges and your new state may ask to see. This is exactly what Homeschool Fox is built for. Your log, hours, and reports live in one account and move with your family, so a cross-country move doesn't reset your records.

Timing your move: mid-year vs summer

Try to line your move up with North Dakota's school-year calendar where you can. If you arrive mid-year, file North Dakota's notice as soon as you're settled rather than waiting for fall, so there's no gap where your child looks unenrolled. A summer move is simpler: get your filing in before the new school year starts. Either way, keep dated proof of when you filed.

Moving as a military family

Military families move often, and the rule of thumb is simple: follow the homeschool law of the state you're physically living in. Once you're stationed in North Dakota, you homeschool under North Dakota's rules, even if your legal residency for taxes or voting is another state. The Military Interstate Children's Compact smooths public-school transfers, but it doesn't override homeschool law, so plan around North Dakota's requirements. Keeping portable digital records makes each PCS move far less disruptive.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for North Dakota

The records North Dakota asks you to keep, plus the rest of your year, in one place. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Hours toward your 700-hour goal
• Required subjects
• Days attended
• The records North Dakota asks you to keep
• Standardized testing
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking

More North Dakota guides

• North Dakota Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• Homeschooling High School in North Dakota Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• Record Keeping in North Dakota What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• How to Withdraw From School in North Dakota The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Public School Sports in North Dakota Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Homeschool Hours Required in North Dakota The number, what counts toward it, and the pace to hit it.
• Required Subjects in North Dakota The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• North Dakota Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.
• North Dakota Test Results What goes in it, when it's due, and who reviews it.
• Homeschool Testing in North Dakota What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.